Too lazy to go through "/usr/local/jwmconfig2/panel-buttons" replacing every call to "bc". Besides there could be other scripts that use "bc" in the same way. So I wrote a very small bash script that reads an arithmetic expression from stdin and writes the result to stdout just like "bc -l". It uses bash's inbuilt maths capabilities.

I have attached "bc.gz", which contains only the script "bc". Copy the file "bc.gz" to /root/my-applications/bin, (or any other place on the path). Click on it and then click on "Yes".

To return the wallpaper setter to full functionality, it is necessary to install either "fotox" or "gpicview".

The wallpaper setter could be made to work, but without it's "View" menu functioning.
This could be done my modifying the file "/usr/local/apps/Wallpaper/AppRun" so that it doesn't crash.
Or the wallpaper setter can be fooled into thinking it has either "fotox" or "gpicview" available.

I have no need of either "fotox" or "gpicview" in the puppy I intend to build on this base. I do want to have the wallpaper setter available, but I can happily live without the "View" menu.

So, I have added the following script as "/root/my-applications/bin/fotox":

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#fotox??

This script does nothing, but convinces the wallpaper setter that "fotox" is installed, so it works rather than crashing. If "View->Fotox" is clicked, nothing happens.

NOTE: If ever the real "fotox" is installed it does so into "/usr/bin", ("# which fotox" in normal Puppy412). It will always be found in the path before this bogus "fotox". So, in the wallpaper setter, clicking "View->Fotox" would then work.

Despite some initial difficulties caused by the use of DVI-D cable (instead of D-SUB) for the monitor and the mess that I have created by a small error in menu.lst in the grub partition (took me almost whole day to spot the problem ) I have now successfully completed full hdd install and everything is fine (including SMP and dual core recognition)
Thank you Woolf Pup for creating another great PuppyLast edited by bambuko on Wed 14 Jan 2009, 03:54; edited 1 time in total

Don't usually use frugal; but have tried with live cd, frugal, and
full. Same result. Md5 and burn are good.
I'm not really bothered by this, as I don't have dual core comp.
yet. Of course others probably due, and I think ar5212 ath_pci
is fairly common.

Thanks, but I wonder if you could tell us what exactly needs to be fixed so that we can do it in a remastered g_pup?_________________Puppy user since Oct 2004. Want FreeOffice? Get the sfs (English only).

I didn't understand Wolf pups suggestion that to compile for smp to use Puppy Unleased.
So what I tried was using Devx_412.sfs and the kernel_src-412_gpup.sfs
and it worked fine. The vmware found gcc ok and used it (?)

Since this vmware 2.05 worked well I wanted to get the latest vmware 2.51 running.
The problem was no xxx.tar.gz file for download only xxx.build which I'd never heard of before. A google later found that you run it as a normal bin file
./VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.i386.bundle
this checks a few things and starts a installer. The really nice bit is it uninstalled the previous version then installed with no problems.

Do I understand correctly that if I download the G-pup iso and copy it to my 16GB USB stick that I can boot from that USB stick?_________________Thanks! DavidHome page: http://nevils-station.comDon't googleSearch!http://duckduckgo.com
Puppy Carolina 1.3 & Lighthouse64-b602 & JL64-603

Sorry only just seen this
I did not persevere as I have no problems with speed.
I notice the puplet has been updated.

What differences can one expect?
What programs will be faster? How much?
Are there any comparison tables?

I notice Barry is going to offer an optional SMP (multi core processor) compiled kernel with Woof. As these processors become more common we need to know what real life difference they can make? _________________Puppy WIKI

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